Regions/Transylvania

Transylvania

The high plateau — Saxon villages, fortified churches, cool-climate whites.

15 wineriesContinental, high altitude (400 – 550 m)Best: May — October

Overview

Transylvania is Romania's highest wine country: vineyards roll at three to five hundred metres between the Apuseni and the Carpathians, in a climate closer to Alsace than to the Mediterranean.

The wines that come off these hills are taut, mineral, slow to develop. The villages around them — Saxon, walled, painted — are some of the most photographed in Europe. It is a region of long lunches and slower roads.

Best for

·Signature wines — Fetească Regală, Riesling Italian
·Food experiences at the cellar door
·Vineyard stays and guesthouses
·Scenic drives along the wine roads
·Historic and family-run wineries

Wineries in the region

15 cellars to visit.

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Stay among the vines

Places to stay.

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Dine in the vine

Tables in the region.

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Events

In the calendar.

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Suggested trails

Routes nearby.

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Three to four days
Transylvania Discovery Trail
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Locate

Transylvania on the map.

46.2° N, 24.4° E

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Transylvania

15 cellars to visit.

Casa De Vinuri Zaig

Crama Culpiu

Crama Frauendorf

Crama Jelna

Crama LA Salina

Crama Lechburg

Crama Liliac

Crama Telna

Crama Valea Ascunsa

Crama Villa Vinea

Crama Vinea Apoldia Maior

Cramele Jidvei

Places to stay.

Hotel Jelna / Crama Jelna Resort & Spa

Sarea-n Bucate / Crama La Salina pension

Castelul Bethlen-Haller